Museum · Iowa
Lucas County Museum
Lucas County Museum is a museum in Iowa, at a recorded elevation of 306 m. The nearest named place is Franklin Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 103 miles off. 119 named places lie within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 306 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.01556, -93.31965
- 102.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
119 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 57
- Franklin Park: 0.2 mi
- Eikenberry Park: 0.4 mi
- Johnson's Machine Works Park: 0.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- North Ridge Park: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 48
- Highway 34 Wetlands: 0.6 mi
- Kuiper Wetlands: 0.8 mi
- Pin Oak Marsh: 1.4 mi
- Chariton River Greenbelt: 2.3 mi
- Barber Woods: 2.6 mi
Museums: 8
- Williamson School Museum: 6.0 mi
- John L Lewis Mining and Labor Museum: 7.4 mi
- Belinda Toy and Antique Museum: 10.8 mi
- Melcher-Dallas Coal Mining and Heritage Museum: 15.0 mi
- Wayne County Museum Library: 17.8 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Whitley Memorial: 23.3 mi
- The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Osceola Rest Area - Northbound: 24.8 mi
- Osceola Rest Area - Southbound: 24.9 mi
Artworks: 1
- Map Ref. 41°N 93°W: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Osceola Statue: 24.0 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 25 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chariton 1 E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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